The Chair presented the Second Report from the Subcommittee on the Protection of Witnesses and Testimony which read as follows:
The Subcommittee met on Tuesday, March 2 and Tuesday, March 9, 2004 and agreed to make the following recommendations:
That the Report to the House recommended by the Subcommittee in its First Report to the Committee include a recommendation that a mediation process be established involving the Public Service Commission and the Public Service Integrity Officer to resolve matters relating to employees who suffered any loss as a consequence of having reported instances of wrongdoing with regard to the sponsorship program; and that the instances judged to have merit be reported to the House;
That the Law Clerk draft a letter to be given to witnesses who appear before the Committee advising them of the Committee’s Report to the House respecting the protection of witnesses;
That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses, as well as reasonable childcare expenses, be reimbursed to witnesses who appear before the Subcommittee, and that these expenses be charged to the budget of the Committee; and,
That Allan Culter appear before the Committee on Thursday, March 11, 2004.